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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Senate

As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 114 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 114, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below:

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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Arlington, Texas

The general election for Arlington, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Dallas, Texas

The general election for Dallas, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Fort Worth, Texas

The general election for Fort Worth, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Garland, Texas

The general election for Garland, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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City council incumbents win re-election in Plano, Texas

The general election for Plano, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Irving, Texas, city council races head to a runoff

The general election for Irving, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Two city council races in San Antonio, Texas, headed to a runoff

The general election for San Antonio, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Three elected to Pflugerville Independent School District school board

The general election for Pflugerville Independent School District school board in Texas was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Florida governor signs bill opposing ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Trump leads PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of May 8, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.49, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.32, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.16. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

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Colorado voters will be asked in 2023 whether to dedicate $23.65 million in state revenue to preschool programs or refund it to tobacco wholesalers and distributors

Colorado voters will be asked in Nov. 2023 whether to allow the state to retain revenue above the estimated revenue generated from increased taxes on cigarettes and tobacco and nicotine products established by Proposition EE, which was approved by voters in 2020.

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Initiative to create a consumer-owned electric utility and replace CMP and Versant will appear on Maine 2023 ballot

An initiative to create a municipal consumer-owned electric transmission and distribution utility, replacing Central Maine Power and Versant Power, will be on the Maine ballot on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Marijuana legalization campaign to continue signature gathering in Ohio for 2023 ballot

The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the campaign supporting a marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio, began collecting a second round of signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot on Nov. 7, 2023.

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37 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Thirty-seven people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, four more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Looking back at Saturday’s elections

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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives

As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 22 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 22, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is below:

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup

Florida is holding elections on May 16, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Candidates advance from primaries in Indianapolis, Indiana

The primary election for Indianapolis, Indiana, was on May 2, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on Feb. 3.

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Indiana Legislature passes bill related to nonprofit donor privacy and disclosure

On April 25, the Indiana General Assembly passed HB1212, a bill prohibiting state and local governments from requesting or disclosing nonprofit donors’ personal information. The bill defines personal information as data that identifies a person as a supporter or member of a nonprofit organization. It would prohibit government agencies from…

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Florida Legislature approves election bill that eliminates resign to run provision

On April 28, Florida S7050 passed the state House 76-34, clearing both chambers of the state legislature. The Florida Senate passed the bill 28-12 on April 26. The Republican-sponsored bill makes a number of changes to the state’s election laws, including:

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Patricia McCullough and Carolyn Carluccio are running in the May 16 Republican primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Patricia McCullough and Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio are running in the Republican primary for one seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 16, 2023. The winner will face the winner of the Democratic primary—Deborah Kunselman or Daniel McCaffery—in the general election on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for May 1, 2023

Welcome to the May 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 242,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 13,000 for the week ending April 29 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 230,000 to 229,000. The four-week moving average as of April 29 rose to 239,250 from a revised 235,750 as of the week…

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Pennsylvania Democrats, Republicans to pick state supreme court nominees on May 16

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